Kris Versteeg’s season is over. The Florida Panthers forward needs surgery to repair a knee injury.

Versteeg played in just 10 games for Florida this season, compiling four points (two goals, two assists). Last season, his first with the Panthers, he was second on the team with 23 goals. He signed a four-year, $17.6 million contract in the offseason.

Kris Versteeg's last game this season was March 12 against the Lightning. (AP Photo)

"I feel bad for (Versteeg), our team and our fans,'' Panthers general manager Dale Tallon told reporters before the team’s game Thursday in Boston (per the South Florida Sun Sentinel).

Versteeg’s departure from the lineup is another blow to a club hit hard by injuries. As The Miami Herald noted, Versteeg is one of eight Panthers regulars sidelined with health issues.

“To have this happen is frustrating. I'm actually confused beyond the life of me why this is happening. It is happening; we got to deal with it and we got to get better,” Tallon told reporters per the Sun Sentinel.

Tallon said he’s not interested in making a trade that would just be a short-term fix. Florida is last in the Eastern Conference, 10 points out of a playoff berth.

"I'm listening to everything from everyone. There are a lot of vultures out there who want our top players. We're not going to do anything emotionally or anything to disrupt the future of this team just to band-aid something for this year,'' he was quoted as saying.